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Canada vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Provincas | are administrative units similar to states |
| territories | are lands administered by the national government |
| coiferuos | evergreen trees produce cones that hold seeds and have needles instead of leaves |
| deciduos | trees shed their leaves autumn |
| shield | is a large area of relatively flat land |
| comprised | to make up |
| archipelago | is a group of islands |
| tundra | is a flat treeless plain with permanently frozen ground |
| fishery | is an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers |
| access | a way to reach a distant area |
| occupy | settle in a place |
| eventually | at a later time |
| migrate | to move to an area to settle |
| aboriginal | native people |
| metis | are children of french and native peoples |
| transcontinental | or continent-crossing |
| granary | is building used to store harvested grain |
| via | on the way through |
| metropolitan area | is a city and its surrounding suburbs |
| bilingual | it has two official languages |
| peacekeping | is sending trained members of the military to a crisis spot to maintain peace and order |
| separatist | are those who want to break away from control by a dominant group |
| autonomy | or self-government |
| acid rain | is produced when chemicals from air pollution combine with precipatation |